Atrial fibrillation, or A-fib, is becoming more common, but doctors say treatments are improving. The condition is a quivering or irregular heartbeat that ...

Excessive alcohol consumption is associated with incident atrial fibrillation and adverse atrial remodeling; however, the effect of abstinence from alcohol on secondary prevention of atrial ...

Atrial fibrillation, also called AFib, is a complex condition with many causes. Blood pressure problems are just one of the risk factors. But atrial fibrillation itself can lead to changes in blood ...

By Dr. Sanchari Sinha Dutta, Ph.D. A randomized trial suggests that avoiding coffee after cardioversion may not help, and that modest caffeine intake may actually be associated with fewer atrial ...

Valvular atrial fibrillation (A-fib) involves a condition that leads to an irregular or abnormal heart rhythm. This can increase a person’s risk of cardiovascular complications, such as stroke.

Testing of factor Xa inhibitors for the prevention of cardiovascular events in patients with rheumatic heart disease–associated atrial fibrillation has been limited. Of 4565 enrolled patients, 4531 ...

Post-menopausal women may be more likely to develop an irregular heartbeat that increases their risk of events like heart attacks and strokes when they experience stressful events, insomnia, ...